FY2025 EPS Estimates for Sandstorm Gold Ltd. Lowered by National Bank Financial (TSE:SSL)

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (TSE:SSL) – Analysts at National Bank Financial cut their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Sandstorm Gold in a research note issued on Thursday, April 18th. National Bank Financial analyst S. Nagle now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.11 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.16. The consensus estimate for Sandstorm Gold’s current full-year earnings is $0.09 per share.

Sandstorm Gold (TSE:SSL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported C$0.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of C$0.03 by C$0.08. The firm had revenue of C$60.59 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$62.51 million. Sandstorm Gold had a net margin of 23.22% and a return on equity of 2.95%.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on SSL. TD Securities lowered their price target on Sandstorm Gold from C$8.00 to C$7.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. CIBC increased their target price on Sandstorm Gold from C$8.00 to C$9.00 in a research note on Monday, April 15th.

Sandstorm Gold Stock Performance

Shares of SSL stock opened at C$7.19 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 3.32, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.92. The company has a market cap of C$2.14 billion, a PE ratio of 37.84, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is C$6.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$6.49. Sandstorm Gold has a 52 week low of C$5.36 and a 52 week high of C$8.38.

Sandstorm Gold Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 15th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.11%. Sandstorm Gold’s dividend payout ratio is presently 42.11%.

Insider Transactions at Sandstorm Gold

In other Sandstorm Gold news, Director Nolan Allan Watson purchased 7,800 shares of Sandstorm Gold stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$6.39 per share, with a total value of C$49,826.40. Corporate insiders own 1.22% of the company’s stock.

About Sandstorm Gold

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. operates as a gold royalty company. The company focuses on acquiring royalties and gold and other metals purchase agreements from companies that have advanced stage operating mines. It offers upfront payments for companies to acquire a stream and receives the right to purchase a percentage of a mine's production for the life of the mine.